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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-01-21
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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SUMMARY:Weekly Wednesday Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary\n\n\n“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library.\nWe will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:\n\n\n\ngetting settled and acquainted\nwriting goals for the session\none hour of concentrated writing\nrecap\n\nBring your laptop\, journal\, pen\, and paper. At this time\, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided). Spaces limited.\n\nFor more information email Emma Carkhuff Emmacarkhuff2@gmail.com 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/weekly-wednesday-writing-group/2026-01-28
LOCATION:Dalton Free Public Library\, 462 Main Street\, Dalton\, MA\, 01226
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-01-28
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260131T160000
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SUMMARY:12th Annual Author Showcase: A Celebration of Members’ Books
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a celebration of Straw Dog Writers Guild authors at the 12th Annual Author showcase! \nAuthors will have five minutes each to read from their work and author Andrea Hairston will MC the event. Books will be available for purchase at this in-person event.  \n  \n  \n  \nAndrea Hairston\, MC \nMeet Our Authors\n \n  \nSteven D. Brewer (he/him) is the author of A Familiar Problem. Diverse obsessions underlie his writing: deep interests in natural history; an abiding passion for languages; a fascination with Japanese culture; and a mania for information technology and the Internet. Brewer lives in Amherst with his extended family. \n  \n \n  \nLinda Cardillo is an award-winning author of historical fiction and historical romance who writes about the old country and the new\, the tangle and embrace of family\, and finding courage in the midst of loss. Her fifteenth book\, Paint the Wind\, was released in September 2025.  \n  \n \n  \nLJ Cohen is a novelist\, poet\, fiber artist\, potter\, and relentless optimist. After 25 years as a physical therapist\, LJ uses real clinical skills to injure fictional characters in her science fiction and fantasy novels. Her 9th novel LITANY FOR A BROKEN WORLD is available now. http://www.ljcohen.net \n  \n \n  \nJanet Crosier: Janet has a PhD from Capella University. She has presented research on Emily Bronte for Oxford University and at several academic conferences. She is English professor in Western Massachusetts. Her first book\, Shadows on the Heath\, was published in 2023 and her second novel\, Weymouth House\, in August 2025. \n  \n \n  \nCandace R. Curran was raised alongside Wachusett Mountain in rural Princeton\, MA by a coyote and Ford mechanic doing the best they could. Publications include\, Bone Cages and Playing in Wrecks\, by Haleys Press;  and the Elyse Wolf prize winner The Sound of Her Good Name\, Slate Roof Press\, 2025. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n  \nMary Warren Foulk has been published in The Hollins Critic\, Palette Poetry\, Clockhouse\, The Gay & Lesbian Review\, and North American Review. Her newest collection\, The Show Must Go On (Fernwood Press)\, was a finalist for the 2021 Gival Press Poetry Award and the Inlandia Institute’s 2022 Hillary Gravendyk Prize. \n  \n \n  \nKathryn Good-Schiff is the author of Love Letters to Ghosts (Meat for Tea) and has poems in various journals including California Quarterly\, Naugatuck River Review\, and PANK. A former gardener\, ice cream maker\, and editor\, Kat now works as an academic librarian and lives with her wife in Easthampton\, Massachusetts. \n  \n \n  \nChaya Grossberg: Life long poet\, non fiction writer and advocate for those harmed by psychiatry\, Chaya has been writing and sharing poetry for 3.5 decades\, and is currently writing her first novel.. She recently published poetry books\, “Reborn: Poetic Codes For Psychiatric Survivors” and “Daylillies Wild as Night.” \n  \n \n  \nMadlynn Haber’s first collection of poetry\, Seasons of Sorrow and Joy\, was published in June. She grew up in Brooklyn and worked as a Child and Family Therapist for over forty years. Her writing has been published in numerous anthologies and literary journals. She lives in a cohousing community in Northampton. You can view her work at www.madlynnwrites.com. \n\n\n\n  \n \n  \nNative Texan and award-winning poet Patricia Lee Lewis led creative writing & yoga retreats at her mountainside retreat in Westhampton MA and internationally for 30 years. An advocate for women\, civil rights\, peace and democracy\, and co-founder of Straw Dog Writers Guild\, Thorns of the Mesquite is her first novel. \n  \n \n  \nLinda Summersea is the author of the coming-of-age memoir\, The Girl with the Black and Blue Doll. She enjoyed a long career teaching Youth-at-Risk without realizing she too was “At-Risk”. At 67\, Summersea discovered her passion for expedition hiking by walking 50 miles with Berber nomads in the Moroccan desert. \n  \n \n  \nLisken Van Pelt Dus’s newest collection of poems\, How Many Hands to Home (Mayapple Press 2025)\, joins What We’re Made Of and two chapbooks\, Everywhere at Once and Letters to My Dead. Raised in England\, the US\, and Mexico\, she now teaches writing\, languages\, and martial arts in Pittsfield. (LVPDPoetry.com)   \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/12th-annual-author-showcase-a-celebration-of-members-books
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Book Sale,Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in February
DESCRIPTION:Join Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday February 3rd\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Sara Eddy\, at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson. Sara Eddy’s second full-length poetry collection\, How to Wash a Rabbit\, is forthcoming from Cornerstone Press.  She is also author of Ordinary Fissures (2024)\, and two chapbooks: Full Mouth (2020) and Tell the Bees (2019).  Her poems have appeared in many online and print journals\, including Threepenny Review\, Raleigh Review\, Sky Island\, and Baltimore Review\, among others. She lives in Amherst\, Massachusetts\, in a house built by Emily Dickinson’s cousin.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-february-3-2
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Straw Dog Event,Writers Night Out
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SUMMARY:Weekly Wednesday Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary\n\n\n“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library.\nWe will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:\n\n\n\ngetting settled and acquainted\nwriting goals for the session\none hour of concentrated writing\nrecap\n\nBring your laptop\, journal\, pen\, and paper. At this time\, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided). Spaces limited.\n\nFor more information email Emma Carkhuff Emmacarkhuff2@gmail.com 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/weekly-wednesday-writing-group/2026-02-04
LOCATION:Dalton Free Public Library\, 462 Main Street\, Dalton\, MA\, 01226
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-02-04
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T203000
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CREATED:20251112T221622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T180637Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Tools: Scrivener\, MS Word and Google Docs
DESCRIPTION:A lecture/discussion of three common tools used by writers: Grammerly’s scrivener\, Microsoft’s Word\, and Google’s Docs.  \n  \nNorth Amherst Library Community Room \nFebruary 4th\, 7-8:30 pm \nThe presentation will demonstrate the various strengths and weaknesses of the three tools\, using either a display projector or screen sharing in zoom.  \n  \nThe presenter will provide recommendation for the use of the three tools. Participants will not be expected to use the software\, but to view the presentation and ask questions about each tool. Time will be allotted for ample questions and answers. (Note that the presentation will be delivered in Windows\, but screen shots of Mac versions of Scrivener will be incorporated into the presentation.) \n \nDon Lesser has an M.F.A. In fiction from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Professionally\, he has been a computer technical writer\, a corporate trainer\, and a food writer in addition to writing manuals and delivering classes in computer software in MS-DOS and all versions of Windows software. His novel\, Crystal Springs\, will be published in February 2026 by Rootstock Press.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-tools-scrivener-ms-word-and-google-docs
LOCATION:North Amherst Library Community Room\, 8 Montague Rd\, Amherst\, MA\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
CREATED:20251206T133213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T233509Z
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SUMMARY:Second Sundays Virtual Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/15452/2026-02-08
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
CREATED:20250823T164631Z
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SUMMARY:Weekly Wednesday Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary\n\n\n“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library.\nWe will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:\n\n\n\ngetting settled and acquainted\nwriting goals for the session\none hour of concentrated writing\nrecap\n\nBring your laptop\, journal\, pen\, and paper. At this time\, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided). Spaces limited.\n\nFor more information email Emma Carkhuff Emmacarkhuff2@gmail.com 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/weekly-wednesday-writing-group/2026-02-11
LOCATION:Dalton Free Public Library\, 462 Main Street\, Dalton\, MA\, 01226
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-02-11
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T193000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260103T123229Z
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SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in February
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers’ Guild and Longmeadow Adult Center present author Jovonna Van Pelt on Thursday\, February 12 from  6:45-7:30pm at the Longmeadow Adult Center. \nJovonna Van Pelt has stories to share: funny stories\, difficult stories\, personal revelations\, and casual observations of life. She has been a featured reader for Straw Dog Writers Guild\, Poets at Large\, Gateway City Arts\, Great Falls Word Festival\, and a multiple finalist in the Poet’s Seat competition. Jo’s debut poetry collection\, Unrelated Questions (Human Error Publishing\, 2019) was serendipity after a Garlic & Arts Festival appearance. She lives happily with her rescue cat in Greenfield\, MA. \nYou may register by calling 413-565-4150\, option 1. Or you can just show up. The Longmeadow Adult Center is located at 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-in-february-12
LOCATION:The Longmeadow Adult Center\, 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:A Writer's Night,Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260215T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
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SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet Up in February
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Critique Meet-up on Zoom is a chance for poets to give and receive immediate constructive feedback on their poems by everyone in attendance.  Learn what is working in your poems\, and what may need revision. Contribute your observations to other poets. Be fascinated by the breadth of the written word. \nRegister for Sunday February 15\, 1-3:30 pm.  Cost: by donation. Suggested sliding scale $25-40. No one turned away for lack of funds. Limited to five participants. Register early. Please sign up for one session per month. Register HERE. Questions – email:  hammerandhorn@gmail.com\n\nThese workshops are made possible in part through the Eli Daniel Nemetz Todd Memorial Fund. Please make your donation through the Center for the Arts via Paypal here\, via Venmo @Northampton-CenterForTheArts\, or by mailing a check made out to NCFA to PO Box 366\, Northampton\, MA 01061. Please note Poetry/Prose in the memo line.  Donations on the upper end of the scale help support our continued commitment to accessibility. If you need financial support\, please apply through NCFA’s Community Fund.\n\nFacilitator: Michael Favala Goldman is author of seven poetry collections and translator of nineteen books. His work has appeared in scores of publications such as The New Yorker\, The Harvard Review\, and Rattle Magazine. https://michaelfavalagoldman.com/\n\nMichael’s blog about the Poetry Critique Meet-up: http://strawdogwriters.org/blog/poetry-meet-up
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/poetry-critique-meet-up-in-february-3
LOCATION:Northampton Center for the Arts\, 33 Hawley St.\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Poetry Share,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
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SUMMARY:Weekly Wednesday Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary\n\n\n“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library.\nWe will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:\n\n\n\ngetting settled and acquainted\nwriting goals for the session\none hour of concentrated writing\nrecap\n\nBring your laptop\, journal\, pen\, and paper. At this time\, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided). Spaces limited.\n\nFor more information email Emma Carkhuff Emmacarkhuff2@gmail.com 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/weekly-wednesday-writing-group/2026-02-18
LOCATION:Dalton Free Public Library\, 462 Main Street\, Dalton\, MA\, 01226
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T200000
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-02-18
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
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SUMMARY:Weekly Wednesday Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary\n\n\n“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library.\nWe will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:\n\n\n\ngetting settled and acquainted\nwriting goals for the session\none hour of concentrated writing\nrecap\n\nBring your laptop\, journal\, pen\, and paper. At this time\, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided). Spaces limited.\n\nFor more information email Emma Carkhuff Emmacarkhuff2@gmail.com 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/weekly-wednesday-writing-group/2026-02-25
LOCATION:Dalton Free Public Library\, 462 Main Street\, Dalton\, MA\, 01226
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-02-25
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
CREATED:20251230T151026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T181525Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Night Out in March - Cancelled!
DESCRIPTION:Oh no! Forbes Library is closing for the day. That means Writers Night Out is canceled for March 3rd. \n  \nJoin Straw Dog Writers Guild on Tuesday March 3rd\, 6:00-8:00pm for Writers Night Out with featured writer Patricia Lee Lewis\, at Forbes Library. No registration required. If you want to participate in Open Mic and read\, please sign up by 5:50pm. Ten names will be randomly selected. Each reader will have five minutes. The second half of the evening showcases our Featured Reader. \nHosted by Jacqueline Sheehan\, Rick Paar and Beth Filson. \nA native Texan\, Patricia Lee Lewis is an award-winning poet who led creative writing and yoga retreats at her little mountainside retreat in Westhampton MA and internationally for 30 years. An advocate for women\, civil rights\, peace and democracy\, and co-founder of Straw Dog Writers Guild\, Thorns of the Mesquite is her first novel. \nhttps://writingretreats.org/  \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writers-night-out-in-march-3
LOCATION:Forbes Library\, Coolidge Museum\, 20 West Street\, Northampton\, 01060
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Readings,Writers Night Out
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
CREATED:20250823T164631Z
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SUMMARY:Weekly Wednesday Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary\n\n\n“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library.\nWe will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:\n\n\n\ngetting settled and acquainted\nwriting goals for the session\none hour of concentrated writing\nrecap\n\nBring your laptop\, journal\, pen\, and paper. At this time\, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided). Spaces limited.\n\nFor more information email Emma Carkhuff Emmacarkhuff2@gmail.com 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/weekly-wednesday-writing-group/2026-03-04
LOCATION:Dalton Free Public Library\, 462 Main Street\, Dalton\, MA\, 01226
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
CREATED:20260113T204559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T173051Z
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SUMMARY:Inspired Poetry Share
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy an evening of reading and listening to poetry!\n\nBring your newest work\, your favorite work\, or a poem you read from another poet. We come together on a quarterly basis to read our work and or the work of others and enjoy filling our ears and hearts with poetry. This is a safe space to share your poetry. There is no critiquing\, just appreciation for sharing inspired words.\n\nAnd for those of you who do appreciate a theme here is this session’s challenge by choice: The first time I met you: consider the first time you met someone or did something new and either create or find poetry on this topic.\n\nCome read and listen on Wednesday\, March 4th from 6:30-8:00pm in the Belding Memorial Library Meeting Room with poet Arianna Alexsandra Collins of Offerings for Community Building. Tea and treats will be served.\n\nThis program is free and open to the public. Please register by contacting Belding Memorial Library at bmlashfield@gmail.com or 413-628-4414.\n\nThe Library is located at 344 Main St. in Ashfield\, MA.\nSponsored by Belding Memorial Library and Straw Dog Writers Guild.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/inspired-poetry-share
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Poetry Share
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
CREATED:20251206T130729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130729Z
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-03-04
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
CREATED:20251206T133213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T233509Z
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SUMMARY:Second Sundays Virtual Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Come create community on second Sundays of every month 6-8pm EST with a virtual open mic on zoom.\nPlease contact Lindsay Rockwell for zoom link if interested: emonrock@mac.com \nFormat Focus: EVERYONE READS! \n\nCo-create and reading and listening experience that is generous\, dynamic\, and heart-felt.\nRead a 3-minute piece\nBrief positive responses after readers share\nListeners welcome
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/15452/2026-03-08
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Open Mic,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
CREATED:20250823T164631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132702Z
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SUMMARY:Weekly Wednesday Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary\n\n\n“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library.\nWe will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:\n\n\n\ngetting settled and acquainted\nwriting goals for the session\none hour of concentrated writing\nrecap\n\nBring your laptop\, journal\, pen\, and paper. At this time\, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided). Spaces limited.\n\nFor more information email Emma Carkhuff Emmacarkhuff2@gmail.com 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/weekly-wednesday-writing-group/2026-03-11
LOCATION:Dalton Free Public Library\, 462 Main Street\, Dalton\, MA\, 01226
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
CREATED:20251206T130729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T130729Z
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SUMMARY:Straw Dog Writes
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers Guild members who would like to spend some time writing together can join a Zoom session. We will spend 15 minutes on introductions\, a 45 minute writing session\, have a 15 minute discussion\, then write for a second 45 minute period of time. Afterwards\, the Zoom room will remain open for a half hour for discussion and chat. \nTo register and receive the zoom link\, contact Steven D. Brewer at sdbrewer@stevendbrewer.com
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/straw-dog-writes/2026-03-11
LOCATION:ZOOM\, MA
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Writing Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
CREATED:20260103T124609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T201152Z
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SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in March with Peter J. Newland
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers’ Guild and Longmeadow Adult Center present Peter J. Newland for A Writer’s Night on Thursday\, March 12 from  6:45-7:30pm at the Longmeadow Adult Center. \n  \nSinger/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Peter J Newland formed the Springfield\, MA rock band FAT in 1969. FAT released albums on RCA and their own Dream Merchant Records and were signed to Atlantic Records by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler in 1979. Peter wrote all the material on the FAT albums\, collaborating with other bandmembers on several songs. \nIn 1985\, Peter moved to Nashville and worked as a staff writer for Paul Overstreet and Fitzgerald/Hartley. He has had songs cut by Hank Williams Jr.\, Collin Raye\, Tracy Lawrence\, Alan Jackson\, and others. He moved back to Springfield in 2002. He appears locally and regionally with with FAT. He also performs with his rock quintet RadioX\, and The Peter J. Newland Trio. \nPeter began work on his first novel (working title: The Meteorite and the Runaway Horse) in the fall of 2022. It is an autobiographical work of creative non-fiction\, and his intent is for it to be the first of a three-book series. Each book will incorporate several of Peter’s original songs that are relevant to various aspects of the story. He has recently finished writing the first volume and\, along with his editor David Sokol\, is entering the final editing and revision phase. \nYou may register by calling 413-565-4150\, option 1. Or you can just show up. The Longmeadow Adult Center is located at 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-in-march-4
LOCATION:The Longmeadow Adult Center\, 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:A Writer's Night,Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T150649Z
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SUMMARY:A Writer's Night in May with Joy Deva Baglio
DESCRIPTION:Straw Dog Writers’ Guild and Longmeadow Adult Center present Peter J. Newland for A Writer’s Night on Thursday\, March 12 from  6:45-7:30pm at the Longmeadow Adult Center. \nJoy Deva Baglio is a writer of speculative-literary fiction and the founder of the literary arts organization Pioneer Valley Writers’ Workshop\, based in Northampton MA (and virtually). Her short stories appear widely in journals such as One Story\, Ploughshares\, The Missouri Review\, The Iowa Review\, American Short Fiction\, Conjunctions\, Tin House\, The Fairy Tale Review\, and elsewhere. Two stories have been optioned for film/TV. Her writing has been supported by fellowships\, grants\, and residencies from Yaddo\, The Elizabeth George Foundation\, Ragdale\, Vermont Studio Center\, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference\, Sewanee Writers’ Conference\, The Speculative Literature Foundation\, and The Kerouac Project\, where she was the spring 2023 Writer-in-Residence living and writing in Jack Kerouac’s Orlando bungalow. Joy holds an MFA from The New School and is currently at work on multiple novels and a short story collection. She’s represented by Peter Steinberg\, at United Talent Agency\, and Sean Daily at Hotchkiss\, Daily & Associates\, for film/ TV. Joy lives in Northampton\, MA\, where she can also be found playing the bagpipes\, running\, and scheming up adventures. She writes a semi-regular Substack—Alone in a Room—on the craft of writing. Visit her online at www.JoyBaglio.com. \nYou may register by calling 413-565-4150\, option 1. Or you can just show up. The Longmeadow Adult Center is located at 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow.
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/a-writers-night-in-may-joy-deva-baglio
LOCATION:The Longmeadow Adult Center\, 211 Maple Road\, Longmeadow\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:A Writer's Night,Events for Members,Readings,Straw Dog Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
CREATED:20260225T205155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T175458Z
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SUMMARY:Open Mic at WOW in Westfield
DESCRIPTION:A FREE\, low-pressure\, open mic night welcoming all who love prose and poetry. Authors\, poets and writers of every skill level are invited to share a 3–5-minute piece for WOW’s newest series celebrating the spoken word\, produced with the Straw Dog Writers Guild and Whip City Wordsmiths. \nThis program will happen each month on the 2nd Thursday. \nCheck back here for special theme events and more! \nReaders sign up on a first-come basis\, when the doors open. Be an audience member or perhaps share your favorite fiction/non-fiction or poetry selection. Beverages available. Right on!!!! \n\n\n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/open-mic-at-wow-in-westfield/2026-03-12
LOCATION:The WOW Center\, 105 Elm Street\, Westfield\, MA
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
CREATED:20260323T192622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T192658Z
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SUMMARY:WriteAngles Call for Proposals!
DESCRIPTION:Be part of the only writers conference in Western Massachusetts! If you are an experienced writing professional or teacher of writing submit a proposal to be part of the 2026 WriteAngles Conference HERE. \nIf you have an idea for a session that you would like to see at the conference\, please email Morgan at admin@strawdogwriters.org. \nWe can’t wait to hear your ideas! \n 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/writeangles-call-for-proposals-2026
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Looking for...,Submissions & Contests
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T153000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
CREATED:20260112T184245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T184245Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Critique Meet Up in March
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Critique Meet-up on Zoom is a chance for poets to give and receive immediate constructive feedback on their poems by everyone in attendance.  Learn what is working in your poems\, and what may need revision. Contribute your observations to other poets. Be fascinated by the breadth of the written word. \nRegister for Sunday March 15\, 1-3:30 pm.  Cost: by donation. Suggested sliding scale $25-40. No one turned away for lack of funds. Limited to five participants. Register early. Please sign up for one session per month. Register HERE. Questions – email:  hammerandhorn@gmail.com\n\nThese workshops are made possible in part through the Eli Daniel Nemetz Todd Memorial Fund. Please make your donation through the Center for the Arts via Paypal here\, via Venmo @Northampton-CenterForTheArts\, or by mailing a check made out to NCFA to PO Box 366\, Northampton\, MA 01061. Please note Poetry/Prose in the memo line.  Donations on the upper end of the scale help support our continued commitment to accessibility. If you need financial support\, please apply through NCFA’s Community Fund.\n\nFacilitator: Michael Favala Goldman is author of seven poetry collections and translator of nineteen books. His work has appeared in scores of publications such as The New Yorker\, The Harvard Review\, and Rattle Magazine. https://michaelfavalagoldman.com/\n\nMichael’s blog about the Poetry Critique Meet-up: http://strawdogwriters.org/blog/poetry-meet-up
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/poetry-critique-meet-up-in-march-3
LOCATION:Northampton Center for the Arts\, 33 Hawley St.\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events for Members,Poetry Share,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T181443
CREATED:20250823T164631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T132702Z
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SUMMARY:Weekly Wednesday Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday and every Wednesday: in-person Weekly Wednesday Writing Group at the @daltonfreepubliclibrary\n\n\n“Curious Writers” will meet at the Dalton Free Public Library on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm for our Weekly Wednesday Writing Group in collaboration with the Dalton Free Public Library.\nWe will meet for dedicated writing time with a focus on:\n\n\n\ngetting settled and acquainted\nwriting goals for the session\none hour of concentrated writing\nrecap\n\nBring your laptop\, journal\, pen\, and paper. At this time\, the meetings do not include sharing writing for feedback. Feedback will be included if the group decides it would be beneficial (guidelines for feedback will be provided). Spaces limited.\n\nFor more information email Emma Carkhuff Emmacarkhuff2@gmail.com 
URL:https://strawdogwriters.org/event/weekly-wednesday-writing-group/2026-03-18
LOCATION:Dalton Free Public Library\, 462 Main Street\, Dalton\, MA\, 01226
CATEGORIES:Straw Dog Event,Workshops
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